To support professional standards and meet the requirements of the Engineering Council, CIBSE conducts an annual CPD audit. Each year, at least 5% of Corporate Members are selected at random and invited to submit their CPD records for review.
Members selected for audit will receive a notification and be asked to submit their CPD records by a specified deadline. Records should be uploaded through the CPD portal within the member's MyCIBSE account.
When recording CPD, members are encouraged to reflect on the value and impact of their learning activities by answering three reflective questions for each activity. Reflective practice must be completed for at least two CPD activities each year and for any individual activity lasting more than five hours.
Submitted records are reviewed by the CIBSE CPD Panel, a team of trained assessors who evaluate CPD returns and provide feedback and guidance to support members' ongoing professional development.
Failure to submit CPD records, or to provide a valid reason for not doing so, may constitute a breach of the CIBSE Code of Professional Conduct. In such cases, the matter may be referred to the Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) for consideration under CIBSE's professional conduct procedures.
Members who repeatedly fail to engage with requests to provide CPD records may be removed from the Engineering Council Register of Professional Engineers and may have their membership withdrawn.
CPD Requirements for Members
CIBSE Licentiate, Associate, Member and Fellows are required to:
- Take ownership of their learning and development needs
- Undertake a variety of development activities
- Including at least one semi-structured CPD activity on Sustainability
- Including at least one semi-structured CPD activity on Building Safety
- Record their CPD activities
- Reflect on what they have learned or achieved through their CPD activities
- Reflect on at least two CPD activities per year, and any activity over five hours long
- Evaluate their CPD activities against objectives
- Review and update their professional development plan
- Support the learning and development of others
If you reside in our Australia and New Zealand region, your CPD requirements can be viewed here.
Submitting your CPD for audit
For guidance on how to record your CPD and submit it for audit, click here.
External records of CPD can also be submitted for audit, providing it meets our requirements, including the reflective practice.
To submit your CPD, login to your MyCIBSE profile and click 'My CPD'.
Manual templates for recording CPD
We encourage you to record your CPD in our online professional development portal, My CPD.
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CPD Activity and Reflection Template: For members who wish to record both CPD activities and reflective practice in a single document.
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CPD Reflection Template: For members who maintain their CPD records elsewhere and only need to submit their reflective practice.